The United States remains the world's top destination for international students. A record 819,644 studied at American colleges in 2012-13, an increase of 7.2 percent, according to new data from the Institute of International Education's annual "Open Doors" report. Still, only 3.9 percent of students on American campuses are from overseas. The graph to the left shows students … [Read more...] about Report Shows U.S. Universities Increasingly Enroll the World
Study Away in Colombia next summer 2014. For more information about this and many more study abroad opportunities, please visit the Study Away office. On Campus Advising Office: Plaster Student Union, Room 209 Downtown Administrative Office: Jim D. Morris Center, Suite 403 Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm Monday through Friday Telephone: 417-836-6368 … [Read more...] about Study Away in Colombia
Several career panels are scheduled for this Thursday and Friday, November 5 & 6. These panels consist of professionals who will describe their occupations and provide advice for getting started in similar careers. Students also will have an opportunity to speak with the panelists at the end of each session. Students may register for any of these free sessions and see the … [Read more...] about Attend the upcoming career panels
The United Nations released a major report last week, finding with more certainty than ever before that humans, chiefly through the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas, are a key cause of the Earth's warmer temperature. What role can the United States play in leading the way on a comprehensive, international approach to addressing global warming? Does the action by the … [Read more...] about Is Global Warming the Planet’s Biggest Problem?
What if some of the most innovative people alive today came up with new ideas to solve some of the greatest challenges of our times? What about starting with ending world hunger in a decade? What if we could gather, in one city, in one place, some of the brightest, most creative, most impactful minds on the planet—from the technology science, and NGO communities—and ask them to … [Read more...] about The World Technology Network (the Wtn) announces “The Global Challenges Program”